diff --git a/src/renderer/partials/ColumnProperties.vue b/src/renderer/partials/ColumnProperties.vue
index d9e514f23..4cfcef26b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/partials/ColumnProperties.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/partials/ColumnProperties.vue
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@
         <template v-else-if="formprop.key === 'booleanTypes'">
           <div class="boolean-types input-group" v-show="typeProperty === 'boolean'">
             <label class="inline control-label col-sm-3" for="trueValues">True Values</label>
-            <input :value="getTrueValues" @input="setTrueValues($event.target.value)" type="text" class="form-control label-sm col-sm-9" id="trueValues" />
+            <!-- <input :value="getTrueValues()" @input="setTrueValues($event.target.value)" type="text" class="form-control label-sm col-sm-9" id="trueValues" /> -->
+            <input :value="getTrueValues()" @blur="setTrueValues($event.target.value)"  type="text" class="form-control label-sm col-sm-9" id="trueValues" />
           </div>
           <div class="boolean-types input-group" v-show="typeProperty === 'boolean'">
             <label class="inline control-label col-sm-3" for="falseValues">False Values</label>
-            <input :value="getFalseValues" @input="setFalseValues($event.target.value)" type="text" class="form-control label-sm col-sm-9" id="falseValues" />
+            <!-- <input :value="getFalseValues()" @input="setFalseValues($event.target.value)" type="text" class="form-control label-sm col-sm-9" id="falseValues" /> -->
+            <input :value="getFalseValues()" @blur="setFalseValues($event.target.value)" type="text" class="form-control label-sm col-sm-9" id="falseValues" />
           </div>
         </template>
         <input v-else :disabled="formprop.isDisabled" :value="getProperty(formprop.key)" @input="setProperty(formprop.key, $event.target.value)" type="text" class="form-control label-sm col-sm-9" :id="formprop.key" />
@@ -194,7 +196,9 @@ export default {
         'geojson': ['required', 'unique', 'minLength', 'maxLength', 'enum'],
         'any': ['required', 'unique', 'enum']
       },
-      constraintBooleanBindings: ['required', 'unique']
+      constraintBooleanBindings: ['required', 'unique'],
+      trueValues: ['true', 'True', 'TRUE', '1'],
+      falseValues: ['false', 'False', 'FALSE', '0']
     }
   },
   subscriptions() {
@@ -247,26 +251,12 @@ export default {
         // ensure format also updates after setting type
         let temp3 = this.typeProperty
       }
-    },
-    getBooleanTypes: {
-      async get() {
-
-      },
-      watch() {
-
-      }
     }
   },
   methods: {
     ...mapMutations([
-      'pushColumnProperty', 'pushTrueValues', 'pushFalseValues'
+      'pushColumnProperty'
     ]),
-    setTrueValues: function(values) {
-
-    },
-    setFalseValues: function(values) {
-
-    },
     isBooleanConstraint: function(option) {
       return this.constraintBooleanBindings.indexOf(option) > -1
     },
@@ -400,9 +390,85 @@ export default {
     formatPropertyValueWrapper: function() {
       return this.formatPropertyValue
     },
+    setTrueValues: function(values) {
+      console.log('setting true values')
+      let withoutEmpties = this.removeStringEmpties(values)
+      let array = this.getNoDuplicatesArrayFromString(withoutEmpties)
+      this.setProperty('trueValues', values)
+    },
+    setFalseValues: function(values) {
+      console.log('setting true values')
+      let withoutEmpties = this.removeStringEmpties(values)
+      let array = this.getNoDuplicatesArrayFromString(withoutEmpties)
+      this.setProperty('falseValues', values)
+    },
+    // setTrueRawValues: function(values) {
+    //   // let withoutEmpties = this.removeStringEmpties(values)
+    //   // let array = this.getNoDuplicatesArrayFromString(withoutEmpties)
+    //   this.setProperty('trueRawValues', values)
+    // },
+    // setFalseRawValues: function(values) {
+    //   // let withoutEmpties = this.removeStringEmpties(values)
+    //   // let array = this.getNoDuplicatesArrayFromString(withoutEmpties)
+    //   this.setProperty('falseRawValues', values)
+    // },
+    getNoDuplicatesArrayFromString: function(values) {
+      return Array.from(new Set(values.split(',')))
+    },
+    getTrueValues: function() {
+      return this.getBooleanValuesOrDefaultAsString('trueValues')
+    },
+    getFalseValues: function() {
+      return this.getBooleanValuesOrDefaultAsString('falseValues')
+    },
+    getBooleanValuesOrDefaultAsString: function(booleanType) {
+      let values = this.getBooleanValuesOrDefault(booleanType)
+      console.log(values instanceof Array)
+      if (values instanceof Array) {
+        return values.join()
+      }
+      return values
+    },
+    getBooleanValuesOrDefault: function(booleanType) {
+      let values
+      if (booleanType === 'trueValues') {
+        values = this.getProperty('trueValues')
+        if (!values) {
+          // values = this.getProperty('trueRawValues')
+          // if (!values) {
+          values = this.setAndGetDefaultTrueValues()
+          // }
+        }
+      } else {
+        values = this.getProperty('falseValues')
+        if (!values) {
+          // values = this.getProperty('falseRawValues')
+          // if (!values) {
+          values = this.setAndGetDefaultFalseValues()
+          // }
+        }
+      }
+      return values
+    },
+    setAndGetDefaultTrueValues: function() {
+      let values = [...this.trueValues]
+      this.setProperty('trueValues', values)
+      return values
+    },
+    setAndGetDefaultFalseValues: function() {
+      let values = [...this.falseValues]
+      this.setProperty('falseValues', values)
+      return values
+    },
+    removeStringEmpties: function(string) {
+      let withoutInternalEmpties = string.replace(/[,]+/g, ',')
+      // also remove 'empty' if at start or end
+      let trimmed = _.trim(withoutInternalEmpties, ',')
+      return trimmed
+    },
     // we cannot access frictionless' boolean types directly, so at least offer error message if not correct
     validateBooleans: function() {
-      for (const booleanValues of [this.getTrueValues, this.getFalseValues]) {
+      for (const booleanValues of [this.trueValues, this.falseValues]) {
         for (const value of booleanValues) {
           const result = castBoolean('default', value)
           if (typeof result !== 'boolean') {
@@ -414,7 +480,7 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     ...mapGetters([
-      'getActiveTab', 'getHotColumnProperty', 'getConstraint', 'getAllHotTablesColumnNames', 'getTrueValues', 'getFalseValues'
+      'getActiveTab', 'getHotColumnProperty', 'getConstraint', 'getAllHotTablesColumnNames'
     ]),
     getNameProperty() {
       let allColumns = this.allTablesAllColumnsNames[this.activeCurrentHotId] || []
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/modules/hots.js b/src/renderer/store/modules/hots.js
index a2c8976fd..0fde569b1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/modules/hots.js
+++ b/src/renderer/store/modules/hots.js
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ const state = {
   hotTabs: {},
   packageProperties: {},
   provenanceProperties: { markdown: '', errors: [] },
-  fkPackageComponents: {},
-  trueValues: ['true', 'True', 'TRUE', '1'],
-  falseValues: ['false', 'False', 'FALSE', '0']
+  fkPackageComponents: {}
 }
 
 export function getHotColumnPropertiesFromPropertyObject(property) {
@@ -28,12 +26,6 @@ export function getHotIdFromTabIdFunction() {
 }
 
 const getters = {
-  getTrueValues: state => {
-    return state.trueValues
-  },
-  getFalseValues: state => {
-    return state.falseValues
-  },
   getFkPackageComponents: (state, getters) => (url) => {
     return state.fkPackageComponents[url]
   },
@@ -150,14 +142,6 @@ const getters = {
 }
 
 const mutations = {
-  pushTrueValues(state, values) {
-    state.trueValues.length = 0
-    state.trueValues.push(...values)
-  },
-  pushFalseValues(state, values) {
-    state.falseValues.length = 0
-    state.falseValues.push(...values)
-  },
   pushFkPackageComponents(state, property) {
     _.set(state.fkPackageComponents[property.url], property.tableName, property.fields)
   },